This weekend was like any other weekend for Collin regarding the amount of time he was out and about. Saturday started off staying indoors until mommy's Chili Cook-off for work. I knew it would be a long day for Collin so we took it easy that morning. The cook-off was by our house this year so I loaded Collin up in the jogging stroller and we were off. It was about a 25 minute walk and Collin was "talking" most of the way. He loved the numerous dogs we saw and wanted to stop when we passed on by (hence the reason it took 25 minutes and should have taken about 15 minutes). We arrived and the cook-off with Collin "ohhh"ing because he spotted one of those outdoor bouncing things that kids jump in. It was too crowded with older kids so we waited until it cleared a little for Collin to jump. He got in and just watched the other kids jumping. He was not really interested in doing it himself. He has been in one of these before, so I know he knew what to do. Next, he had to pet EVERY dog there and more than once for some of them. There were about 10 dogs there (even one that looked like a horse) so this took some time. It was time for the spirit part of the judging so Collin helped ring the cow bell for our team. He thought it was his and held on tight to it after the judging was over. He did meet a few buddies that were close to his age but they could not hold his interest like the dogs could.
Toward the time I thought we were ready to leave, he started racing toward something. I knew he was on a mission and I was not far behind. He spotted one of these http://www.step2.com/product.cfm?product_id=1155(I could not get the image to load).....and had to have the steering wheel (see previous posts about his love for steering wheels). The owner was not around so I thought it would be OK for Collin to play with the car until he got bored which usually does not take long. One of my co-worker's older daughter's offered to push him in it and he had the biggest grin. He absolutely LOVED it!!!! So much so that we could not get him out of it when it was time for the little boy to take it home with him. At that point, Collin made sure everyone there knew that he was still there by the fit he threw. I distracted him, fortunately, and we headed back home. So, if you don't know what to get Collin for Christmas, I do have an idea for you (see the picture above...hahaha).
Today, Addison and her mommy came over to play. They played with the toys but were really interested in playing with Chloe. She just wanted to nap but was a good sport about it. Then it was time for lunch for the kids of macs and cheese, turkey dog, and bagel. Yep, we are in the stage of giving him what he will eat. After that, the original plan was to go to the park. Both mommies were talking about wanting to go to Toys R Us at some point. Since it was on both of our lists of what we wanted to do soon, that's were we ended up instead. The kids had a great time trying out the toddler outdoor gyms, riding cars and playing with the train set. The mommies picked up a few things on the Christmas list (didn't say that we would wait until then to open them though) so that was fun. To avoid a meltdown from the kiddos needing a nap, we left after about 1 1/2 hours. I know Collin slept most of the way home. Not sure about Addison but my guess is that she did too.
Another great weekend.....
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